On Mon, 11 Oct 2004, Pete Zaitcev wrote:

> > Simply because there may be devices that work with the old scheme but not
> > with the new one.
> 
> I considered this, and I see it as a textbook case of compatibility with
> unknown. We will never know unless we give up the traditional sequence,
> if only temporarily.

Okay, how about if I send in a second patch that removes the old sequence?
Then both patches can go in the -mm series and get some testing, and if it 
turns out to cause problems the second patch can be reverted.

Alan Stern



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